Yahoo News Walmart has been growing its e-commerce business, but its online sales of $14.4 billion last year are still a far cry from Amazon’s $94.7 billion.

The New York Times Amazon is making itself indispensable on a number of fronts, most notably e-commerce and cloud computing.

TechCrunch Prime sales alone surpass the entire e-commerce sales of Macy's, The Home Depot and Best Buy

Yahoo Finance We do know that Amazon is the most valuable e-commerce company in the world.

Chrissie Treibitz Just wanted to let people know that Amazon allows scammers on their site.I ordered an antique cream jewelry armoire for my mother for Christmas. I open the box on Christmas Eve and see that it is a olive green. So Christmas got ruined and we call Ama Read more ... zon and they told us to contact the broker OJ Commerce. We give OJ Commerce a phone call and they tell us they will gladly take it back with a 30% restocking fee and have us pay for shipping. Wait a minute, you're charging me about $200 because you guys sent the wrong color! So we contact Amazon and they said we will be backed up through Amazon's A-Z Guarantee Policy. I just recieved an email that we have been denied for there policy but the company will gladly return it through their return policies. (30% restocking fee and we would have to pay for shipping). Absolutely unacceptable. I thought Amazon was a reputable company but instead found out they support scammers and con men. I do hope Amazon helps me get this problem resolved. Next I will be contacting The Better Business Bureau, news agencies, and every outlet on Social media that I can find.

Techmeme "Amazon’s efforts are ongoing and fluid, but sources tell Cargo Facts that the world’s largest e-commerce company by revenue is negotiating for the acquisition of perhaps 20 767 widebody freighters from The Boeing Company. By considering the owne Read more ... rship of a fleet of aircraft Amazon is signaling that it will take in house at least some of the massive logistics and shipping services currently provided to it by UPS, FedEx and USPS." Sources: Amazon building its own overnight US airfreight operation, negotiating with Boeing for 20 767 widebody freighters (David Harris / Cargo Facts) http://cargofacts.com/exclusive-e-commerce-giant-amazon-is-building-its-own-overnight-airfreight-operation-sources-say/

Forbes “The nice thing about Amazon is that frugality went to the top.”

WSJ Live As Amazon.com turns 20 WSJ takes a look at four major challenges the e-commerce company faces: http://on.wsj.com/1I8QvY0

Forbes Amazon's current focus on online commerce runs counter to where global commerce is headed.

Washington Post Before "Amazon" was a global e-commerce company, it was a rain forest in South America.